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MACHINE FOR MAKING FILLERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9. 1911.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING FILLERS.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 9. 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

LUTHER 1?. BROWN, OF RAMSEY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 LILLIE MAE BROWN.

MACHINE FOR MAKING FILLERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 9, 1911. Serial No. 601,549.

To all whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that I, LUTHER P. BROWN, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Ramsey, in the county ofBergen and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Machines for Making Fillers, of which the following is aspecification. The invention relates to machines for making fillers orcell-cases for cartons employed for separately packing articles ofmerchandise, and as herein disclosed is particularly adapted for use inconnect-ion with the collapsible carton for which Letters Patent No.930,835, was granted to me on August 10, 1909.

The object of the invention is to provide means for the expeditiousmanufacture of the fillers from cardboard, or other suitable material,in-a substantial manner and in such form that they may be folded orcollapsed for convenience in shipping, and readily extended or opened upwhen required for use.

In describing the invention in detail, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, whereinlike characters of reference designate like parts throughout the severalviews, and in which:

Figure 1 is a ground plan of the machine embodying the invention, shownin part diagrammatically; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same,similarly shown; Fig. 3, an end elevation of the machine; Fig. 1, aperspective view of an open filler; and Fig. 5, a transverse section ofa partially collapsed filler.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings, numerals 1, 2 and 3designate the longitudinal members of the filler, to which are securedby glue the marginal ends of a series of transverse members 4 and 5,provided with transverse score lines 6 to facilitate the bending thereoffor opening and collapsing the filler.

In the construction of the filler, the cardboard is supplied from a roll7, supported in the usual manner upon a spindle 8, j ournaled instandards 9. Two pair of feedingrolls 1O convey the material from theroll and pass it between the scoring or creasing wheels 11 and theslitting-disks 12, the former longitudinally creasing the web, and thelatter longitudinally severing it into strips of suitable widths,corresponding with the lengths of the longitudinal and transversemembers of the filler, the former members being indicated'in the web bythe comparatively wide widths 1 2 and 3 and the latter members by thenarrow widths 4 and 5 The central web section 2 passes centrally throughthe,machine, and above and below this section are respectively collectedthe web sections l and 3 by means of.the anglebars 13 and 14, whichlaterally position their webs in overlapping relation with the centralweb, as associated approximately in the partially collapsed filler,shown in Fig. 5, and designated by numerals 1, 2 and 3. After passingover the angle-bars, webs 1 and 3 are led under the guiding-rolls 15 andbetween the feeding-rolls 16 and 17, the rolls 17 serving to receive thepressure from a plurality of glue-wheels 18, supplied with glue from thefountains 19. The glue-wheels 18 deposit upon the inner surfaces of thewide web-sections 1 and 2 a plurality of lines of glue corresponding innumber with the several narrow web sections 4 and 5. From the gluingdevices these wide web sections are led over the guiding-rolls 20, whichare provided with circumferential clearance grooves to escape the linesof glue applied to the web. In like manner the central web section 2 isled under a guiding roll 21, and between feeding-rolls 22 and 23, whichalso serve respectively to receive the pressure of the glue-wheels 24and 25, mounted in the fountains 26. These two sets of glue-wheels applyupon the opposite surfaces of the central web lines of gluecorresponding in number with the several narrow web sections, clearancegrooves being likewise provided in the surface of rolls 23 for the linesof glue upon the adjacent Web surface. From the double gluing device thecentral web is led over the guiding-roll 27, similarly provided withclearance grooves for the glue lines.

From the creasing-wheels 11 and slittingdisks 12 the double series ofnarrow webs 1 and 5 are led in straight lines respectively to theguiding-rolls 28 and 29 and thence to the angle-bars 30 and 31, whichbars laterally position the series 1* between the wide webs 1 and 2 andthe series 5 between the webs 2 and 3*. From the angle-bars the twoseries of narrow webs are respectively led over the guiding-rolls 32 and33, which together with rolls 20 and 27 are suitably positioned to spacethe several webs comprising the filler somewhat apart and to guide thesame to the pressure-rolls 84:. The lateral relation of the several websas they enter the pressure-rolls is indicated approximately by thetransverse section of the partially collapsed filler, shown in Fig. 5,in which relation the lines of glue applied to the wide web sections 1,2 and 3 coincide with the longitudinally creased margins of the narrowwebs P and 5 engaging the same between the outer edges and the creaseline, and serving by the action of the pressure-rolls to securely unitethe wide and narrow web sections.

From the pressure-rolls 34; the adhesively united webs are led to thecutting-rolls 35, which transversely sever the same into suitablelengths or sections corresponding to the required depth of filler, anddeliver them from the machine in a fiat or collapsed condition ready forshipment.

Nhen required for use the fillers may be readily opened up into the formshown in Fig. 4, the opening and collapsing action being facilitated bythe transverse score line 6, preferably disposed on the opposite surfaces of the transverse members 4t and 5 to secure the bending of themargins thereof in opposite direct-ions. For effecting the correspondingscore lines (3 upon the opposite surfaces of the narrow web sections land 5 which form these transverse members, each set of scoring-wheels 11for the several webs comprise two pair of wheels, one wheel of each pairhaving a fiatworking face coacting in the usual manner with a wheelhaving a V-shaped face to slightly out or compress the surface of theweb and thereby permit the latter to readily bend away from or towardthe opposite direction from the line of cut.

Vhile the several devices in the machine have been hereindiagrammatically shown, it will be understood that the rotating partsare to be suitably mounted in bearings and driven in the usual manner.

It will be obvious that with the above arrangement of parts, and withthe travel of the several webs at an ordinary rate of speed, a verylarge quantity of fillers may be made in a comparatively short time.

It will furthermore be understood that by suitably arranging the severaldevices fillers of varying sizes and containing various numbers ofcompartments may be made.

hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a filler-making machine, means for feeding and spacing a pluralityof webs of cardboard to form longitudinal filler members, means forfeeding and spacing a plurality of webs of cardboard between saidlongitudinal members to form transverse filler members, means foruniting the opposite web margins of the transverse members to theopposite webs of the longitudinal members, and means for transverselysevering the united webs into filler sections.

2. In a filler-making machine, means for feeding and spacing a pluralityof webs of cardboard to form longitudinal filler members, means forfeeding and spacing a plurality of webs of cardboard between saidlongitudinal members to form transverse filler members, means forlongitudinally scoring the margins of the webs forming the transversefiller members, means for uniting the opposite web margins of thetransverse members to the opposite webs of the longitudinal members, andmeans for transversely severing the united webs into filler sections.

3. In a filler-making machine, means for feeding and spacing a pluralityof webs of cardboard to form longitudinal filler members, means forfeeding and spacing a plurality of webs of cardboard between saidlongitudinal members to form transverse filler members, means forlongitudinally scoring the margins of the webs forming the transversefiller members, means for applying a plurality of longitudinal lines ofadhesive to the webs forming the longitudinal filler members, saidadhesive lines corresponding in number and position with the margins ofthe webs forming the transverse filler members, compressing means foradhesively uniting the webs forming the longitudinal and transversefiller members, and means for transversely severing the united webs intofiller sections.

4. In a filler-making machine, the com bination of a spindle forsupporting a roll of cardboard, means for feeding the web of cardboardfrom said roll, means for longitudinally severing the web into sectionsfor forming longitudinal and transverse filler members, means forlongitudinally scoring the margins of the webs forming the transversefiller members, means for associating the several web sections, andmeans for transversely severing the associated webs into fillersections.

5. In a filler-making machine, the combination of a spindle forsupporting a roll of cardboard, means for feeding the web of cardboardfrom said roll, means for longitudinally severing the web into sect-ionsfor forming longitudinal and transverse filler members, means forlaterally spacing and uniting the several web sections, and means fortransversely severing the united webs into filler sections.

6. In a filler-making machine, the combination of a spindle forsupporting a roll of cardboard, means for feeding the web of cardboardfrom said roll and longitudinally severing it into sections to formlongitudinal and transverse filler members, means including turning-barsand guiding-rolls for laterally spacing and collecting said Bergen andState of New Jersey this sevlongitudinally severed sections, meansinenth day of January A. D. 1911. eluding gluing devices andpressure-rolls for uniting said severed sections, and means LUTHER BROWN5 for transversely severing the united Webs Witnesses: into fillersections. LILLIE MAE BROWN, Signed at Ramsey in the county of O. LEONKIEsELBAoH.

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